It's been known for some time that radiation impacts the structural integrity of concrete. However, until now the details of ...

TU Wien, Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering, Getreidemarkt 9/166, A-1060 Vienna, Austria Institute of Chemical and Energy Engineering, BOKU University, Muthgasse 107/I, ...

Since initiating the program’s design phase two years ago, the DARPA-NASA management team has encountered the challenges inherent in sending a nuclear reactor into space for the first time in ...

This ambitious goal will likely be manifested through advanced technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors. These configurations promise to offer greater flexibility and ...

To meet that demand, Eagle Mountain is considering allowing small nuclear reactors and other alternate power sources, like natural gas power plants and battery storage systems, to be built on some ...

TerraPower is now also supported by the US Department of Energy, which gave the company an $80 million grant in October 2020 as part of its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project program.

We’re seeing efforts to boost their power output, extend the lifetime of old reactors, and even reopen facilities that have shut down. That’s good news for climate action, because nuclear ...

Nearly two years after Germany shut down its last nuclear reactors, the country's conservative CDU/CSU opposition has called for more research into nuclear technology. The parties also want to ...

TerraPower plans to commence operations for its “demonstration” Natrium nuclear reactor power plant next to Naughton in 2030. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile) One of three coal-burning units at the ...

Initial testing of LOKI MMR™ was originally anticipated to begin in 2026 through the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Front End Engineering program. While this timeline is now under ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The company has secured certification from various European licensing authorities for its hydrogen combustion engine, making it the first construction equipment manufacturer to achieve this ...